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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174003335
Central Elementary School
23723 Getson Dr, Plainfield, IL 60544 · (815) 436-9278 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
200 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 35.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 544 | 36.8% | 57.6% |
| River View Elementary School Plainfield | 584 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
| Big Hollow Elementary School Ingleside | 522 | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Ravenswood Elementary School Chicago | 522 | 32.2% | 66.0% |
| Cotton Creek School Island Lake | 580 | 36.4% | 51.3% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Winfield | 583 | 40.0% | 56.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #381 of 1,925 | #35 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #504 of 2,077 ▲ 130 | #40 of 100 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #482 of 2,077 ▲ 141 | #34 of 100 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #391 of 2,419 | #32 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #929 of 2,035 | #43 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #537 of 2,042 | #43 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,628 of 2,132 | #60 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #442 of 1,461 | #21 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 41.5 | 13.1:1 | 37% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 39.5 | 14.1:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 41.8 | 16.3:1 | 32% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 46 | 17.1:1 | 27% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 45 | 18.9:1 | 18% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 48 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 31 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (681 to 544); teachers down 1% (41.8 to 41.5).
About Central Elementary School
Located in Plainfield, Illinois, Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 544 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 43% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Central Elementary School is in Plainfield SD 202, a district with 24,556 students across 30 schools.
White students make up a majority at Central Elementary School, at 55%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Elementary School and a ratio of 13.1:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 37% of students.
Test results at Central Elementary School are 7.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.6% actual, 50.3% predicted).
Central Elementary School is located in Will County, where the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Central Elementary School is one of 209 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Central Elementary School is Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Central Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 544, a 10% decrease from 605 in 2020-21.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolWilmette, IL · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolRiverside, IL · 371 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPontiac, IL · 361 students
- Central Elementary SchoolKewanee, IL · 353 students
- Central Elementary SchoolRochelle, IL · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Bonnie McBeth Learning Center0.1 mi · 757
- Plainfield High School0.7 mi · 1,800
- Indian Trail Middle School1.3 mi · 520
- Wallin Oaks Elementary School1.4 mi · 677
- Richard Ira Jones Middle School1.6 mi · 851
- Lincoln Elementary2.2 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Plainfield SD 202.
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